Meet Karen Kakou. She dreams of leading a Fortune 500 company one day, and she wants other African students to dream big, too. When she was studying at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, she founded an on-campus organization to provide financial and moral support for her fellow African students.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
- Earned Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering - Management at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville
- Currently, a Supply Chain Leader in the Frito-Lay divison of PepsiCo
- Founded African International Students Aid Foundation USA to provide financial and moral support to African students
- Dreams of leading a Fortune 500 company and becoming the “African Indra Nooyi,” the current CEO of PepsiCo
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Cote d'Ivoire
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University of Wisconsin Plateville